Eduard zietz



(No Model.)

E. ZIETZ. BEACH SEAT.

No. 592,857. Patented Nov. 2, 1897.

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EDUARD ZIETZ, on HAMBURG, GERMANnAssIGNoR on onu-HALF To HERMANN LEONHARDT, or SAME PLACE.

BEACH-SEAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 592,857, dated November 2, 1897. Application filed March 23,1897. I Serial1lo.628,872.A (No model.) Patented in Belgium October` 27, 1896, No. 124,222.

To ctZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDUARD ZIETZ, a subject of the German Emperor, 'and a resident of Hamburg, in the German Empire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Beach-Seats or Like ProtectiveStructures, (for which I have obtained Letters Patent in Belgium, No. 124,222, dated October 27,1896;) and I do hereby declare that thefollowingis a full, clear, and exact description of said invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to'letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this application.

This invention has relation to tented chairs or seats such as are more generally used at seashore summe1resorts'.that is to say, seats or chairs which are completely inclosed on three sides and at top.

As heretofore constructed these chairs and the tents therefor constitute separate parts which are separately Yset up and takendown and must be separately conveyed from place to place. l

My invention has for its object a construction of tent and chair adapted toso fold as to be contained within and upon a box-like base of the tent, for which the roof or tent-canopy forms a cover when so folded, such box-like base being, if desired, provided with a handle for carrying the same.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate my invention, Figure 1 is a front View, and Fig. 2 a section on line I II of Fig. 1, of abeach seat or chair in position for use; and Fig.` 3 shows the chair and tent folded together.

The tent for the chair is constructed as follows:

A indicates a polygonal box which constitutes the base for the tent and a support for the chair and may be made of Wicker-work woven or plaited on or otherwise secured to a suitable rigid framing a2, preferably with a solid bottom a, to prevent the feet of the chair from sinking into the sand, and with a solid side wall ct hinged to the bottom, so as to turn 5o down and perform the function of a foot-rest to keep the feet of the occupant from the wet sand. This hinged side Wall a when closing the side of the box-like tent-base A is locked in position by hooks as hooking onto suitable studs projecting from the'sides of the said wall, Fig. 3.

To the ends of the framing a2 of the base and t0 V the rigid framing b' of the roof or canopy b of the tent are hinged two-part bifurcated supporting-rods c c and c c, respectively, which rods are hinged together at their vertical centers so as to fold inwardly or to- Ward each other, and are of such length that when folded one upon the other they will lie on the upper edge of the tent-base, and as the canopy or cover, which is of the same shape and dimension as said base, is hinged to said supporting-rods it will seat on top of them and form a cover, Fig. 3.

Inasmuch as the fabric d inclosing the box A on three sides is secured thereto and to the roof or canopy frame as well as to the supports and to the latter by means of loops d', when the parts are folded together the sides of the tent Will likewise be folded together under the cover or canopy b, as will be readily understood. When the parts are so folded, they are locked together by means of hooks h on the tent-base frame and studs or staples on the roof or canopy frame, as shown in Fig. 3.

To facilitate the carrying of the folded tent, the box-like base A thereof is provided with a suitable handle f.

When the tent is erected, the supportingrods Yc c c c' are held in their upright posi- Ition by means of sliding sleeves c2, sliding over the hinge-joint of rods and held in that position by means of a key c3.

It will thus be seen that a knockdown tent is provided which can be folded into a box that constitutes the base for the tent, while its canopy or cover constitutes the cover for the box.

Any kind of a chair that can be accommodated vvithin the base-box A of the tent may of course be used, but in accordance with my invention I provide a knockdown chair-il e., a .chair having folding legsof such dimension as to be contained Within thev bok-like base -of the tent when folded. To this 'end the legs e' of the chairE are hinged to the sides IOO of the chair-bottom, so as to fold inwardly like the tent-supporting rods, said legs being held in their operative position by 'braces e2, constructed of two parts hinged together in a well-known manner.

The chair-seat, the chair-back and armrests, and the legs are of course of such dimensions that when the legs are folded under the chair-seat the whole chair will find aeeonunodation within the box-like base A of the tent, so that the chair and tent and tentsupporting rods can be contained within said base and upon the upper edges of the same, the whole being covered by the canopy b of the tent.

Having thus described lnyinvention, what I claim as new therein, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A collapsible covering for chairs couiprising a box-like base, a cover or canopy littin g the top of said base, and supporting-rods hinged together centrally and to said base and canopy to fold inwardly onto the base between it and the. canopy, for the purpose set forth.

2. A collapsible inclosure for chairs coinl prising a box-like base, a cover or canopy fit- 3. A collapsible eovering for chairs conlprising a box-like base, a cover oreanopy fitting the top of said base, and supporting-rods hinged together centrally and to said base and canopy to'fold inwardly onto the base between it and the canopy, in combination with a chair provided with legs adapted to fold under the seat, said chair when folded fitting into the base, for the purpose set forth.

4. In a collapsible covering for chairs, the combination with a bon-like base having a solid bottom for the chair, and a solid side wall hinged to said bottom operatin g as a footrest when turned down, and adapted to be locked in position when turned up; of a covering or canopy fitting onto the open upper end of the base, supporting-rods hinged t0- gether and to said canopy and base to fold inwardly upon said base between it and the canopy, for the purpose set forth.

5. A collapsible beach-seat or like protective structure comprising a suitable bottom box a et' having a hinged front wall ai', a hood l), folding supports c c connecting the bottom box a a with the hood b, a fabric eovering (l and a suitable folding chair E, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my naine, in presence of two witnesses, this 9th day of March, 1897. l

EDUARD ZIETZ.

Witnesses:

MAX LEMCKE, WILH. KUHL. 

